Deepika turns up the glam for jury duty

Turning up at the first official event at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, Indian actress Deepika Padukone turned up the glam quotient as the jury members united over dinner at the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez. Padukone, who is serving as a jury member at Cannes this year, also appears to be taking her new job as brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton very seriously, having kitted out for dinner in a mini dress from their fall/winter 2021 collection. The multi-coloured high-necked dress with intricate beadwork was paired with knee-high boots, similar to the star’s look at the brand’s Cruise Show Padukone attended four days earlier. Although, unlike the up do at the event, she chose to keep her hair down in waves that made for the perfect summer beach look. Joining her at the dinner was Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux, US film director and member of the Jury of the Official Selection Jeff Nichols, British actress and member of the Jury of the Official Selection Rebecca Hall, and Italian actress and member of the Jury of the Official Selection Jasmine Trinca. A day earlier, Padukone also shared a reel from her first day at Cannes. Fresh off a flight to the French Riviera via Dubai, she appeared to be pondering the eternal question that plagues most of us travelling across time zones: do we eat or sleep first? Aside from Padukone, a large Indian contingent including Pooja Hegde, Tamannaah Bhatia, R Madhavan and Urvashi Rautela is heading to Cannes, along with festival regular Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.